Archive - 02/06/2013

UFC announced today that Thiago Tavares tested positive for Drostanolone, an anabolic steroid and banned substance, after drug tests for the UFC on FX 7 card from Brazil came back.
Tavares was handed a 9 month suspension by the company retroactive to the date of the event, January 19. He must pass a drug test upon completion of the suspension...

WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart underwent knee surgery earlier this week and is now in recovery.
Hart wrote on Twitter that he knows has “a matching set” while showing a photo of his large scar that runs vertical across his knee. You can see the photo at (Warning: Graphic content)
It will be interesting to see if...

Former WWE champion John Cena will be at the SXSW 2013 event to headline a panel that will talk about WWE’s use of social media to extend WWE’s brand. WWE has more than 137 million social media fans in total.
This panel – which will also include Stephanie McMahon, the Executive Vice President of WWE Creative, and Perkins Miller...

The post-WrestleMania RAW tickets will go on pre-sale tomorrow on Ticketmaster.com at 10AM and will be available till Friday at 11:59PM EST.
Ticket prices will range from $20 to $95 plus additional taxes and fees and they go on sale to the general public on Saturday at 10AM EST.
The show will be held at the IZOD Center on April 8 in East...

This week’s Monday Night RAW drew a 3.5 rating and an average viewership of 4,810,000 viewers. It was down around 200,000 viewers from last week in total but still the second best number since the RAW 1000 episode.
Hour one pulled 4,863,000 viewers followed by 4,857,000 in the second hour and 4,711,000 in the third hour. While the drop...

WWE has surpassed the 1 million subscribers mark on YouTube, surpassing popular YouTube channels such as ESPN, HBO, Comedy Central, Discovery Networks and Apple.
WWE was one of the first partners with YouTube to launch original content on their channel, and the company premiered almost 30 hours of original programming in 2012 with shows such as...